RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06466356

Psychoeducational Course for Suicide Prevention

Psychoeducational Course for Suicide Prevention - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Sponsor

St. Olavs Hospital

Enrollment

80 participants

Start Date

Jun 3, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Self Efficacy Psychiatric Disorder Suicide Threat Stress, Psychological Suicide Prevention Psychiatric Emergency

Summary

The plan is to include patients with a history of increased risk of suicide. In the aftermath of an episode of imminent suicide risk, patients will receive a psychoeducational course that entails information on different aspects of suicide-related topics, identifying triggers and detecting early warning signals for increased suicide risk. The course culminates in working on completing a individual safety plan to prevent an future increase in suicide risk. The course will incorporate both patients and their next of kin. The psychoeducational course will be compared to a control group where the patients receive one individual session with focus on a safety plan to evaluate the intervention. Both groups will receive treatment as usual (TAU) during both the acute phase and follow-up. The study will be conducted as a randomized controlled trial.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 99 Years

Inclusion Criteria2

Patients with a suicide attempt, suicidal behavior, or risk of suicidal behavior and a clinician evaluating that the patient has an intention to die
Patients with a suicide attempt or suicidal behavior defined as "a self-inflicted, potentially injurious behavior with a non-fatal outcome for which there is evidence of intention of death and/or considered to have had or been close to a suicidal crisis syndrome.

Exclusion Criteria6

Not being sufficiently fluent in Norwegian to provide informed consent, valid responses on psychometric testing or to benefit from a psychoeducative course.
A known diagnosis of ICD-10 F 60.3 (borderline personality disorder) with similar symptoms at previous admittances.
Ongoing psychosis.
A substance abuse condition to such a degree that they are unable to comply with the protocol and are considered to be at risk when attending psychoeducational courses.
Organic brain disorders or mental disabilities in such a degree that they are unable to comply with the protocol.
Not being able to give an informed consent

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Interventions

OTHERPsychoeducational Course for Suicide Prevention

Baseline variables includes diagnosis using ICD-10 criteria for research and demographic variables such as age, sex, level of education and occupation. Following assessments will be used when including patients for the project: The General self-efficacy scale (GSE) with additional questions related to the theme of the psychoeducational topics, The mental pain questionnaire (MPQ, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT) The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), GAD-7, The SCS-Checklist and SCI-5. GSE, MPQ and PHQ-9 will be measured after intervention and after 6, 12, 24 and 60 months.

OTHERIndividual therapy session

OTHERTreatment as usual

Treatment as usual (TAU) may include the use of psychotropic drugs, in and out-patient treatment, occupational therapy and other interventions the patients physician deem necessary.